Dear DPS Families, All DPS schools and administrative offices are closed on Thursday, March 14, due to severe weather. This includes the Emily Griffith Technical College. All school-related events and activities, including all Discovery Link and ELCS Enrichment programs, are also canceled. We will continue to monitor the weather and will announce any updates first on the DPS homepage at www.dpsk12.org and district social media channels. For additional information about severe weather policies, including Frequently Asked Questions and documents in multiple languages, please visit the DPS Weather Page.

Staff Directory

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All Staff Directory

Photo Name Title Department Email
Cedillo headshot Gerardo Cedillo ELD Resource Teacher Support Staff Gerardo_Cedillo@dpsk12.net
Dirks headshot Emily Dirks Kindergarten Teacher & Senior Team Lead Kindergarten, Senior Team Lead Teachers Emily_Dirks@dpsk12.net
Pele headshot Joshua Pele Drama Teacher Specials Joshua_Pele@dpsk12.net
Santiago headshot Irizemis Santiago 1st Grade Teacher ELAS/E 1st Grade Irizemis_Santiago@dpsk12.net
Ciani Williams Principal Administration Ciani_Williams@dpsk12.net
Abeyta headshot Ruth Abeyta Resource Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals Ruth_Abeyta@dpsk12.net
Ronnie Adams General Assignment Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals
Alvarez headshot Claudia Alvarez 2nd Grade Teacher ELAS/E 2nd Grade Claudia_Alvarez@dpsk12.net
Balcom headshot Diedra Balcom General Assignment Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals Diedra_Balcom@dpsk12.net
Barnes headshot Lisa Barnes 2nd Grade Teacher 2nd Grade Lisa_Barnes@dpsk12.net
Iridian Barragan ECE Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals iridian_barragan@dpsk12.net
Bennett-Teague headshot Kelly Bennett-Teague 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher 7th Grade, 8th Grade Kelly_Bennett-Teague@dpsk12.net
Brooke Borg Nurse Support Staff brooke_borg@dpsk12.net
Burnett headshot LaTanya Burnett 7th Grade Math Teacher 7th Grade, Senior Team Lead Teachers LaTanya_Burnett@dpsk12.net
Kristine Butler Gifted and Talented Teacher Support Staff Kristine_Butler@dpsk12.net
Julia Cabal Speech / Language Pathologist Support Staff julia_cabal@dpsk12.net
Maria Castorena Cafeteria Crew Cafeteria Maria_Castorena@dpsk12.org
Yillian Chavarria Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals Yillian_Chavarria@dpsk12.net
Cleo Clausell-Holmes Kindergarten Teacher Kindergarten Cleo_Clausell-Holmes@dpsk12.net
Lenore Collier Resource Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals Lenore_Collier@dpsk12.net
David Coons M/M SPED Teacher Support Staff david_coons@dpsk12.net
Lanyon headshot Maria Del Pilar Lanyon Kindergarten Teacher Kindergarten Maria_Lanyon@dpsk12.net
Diggins headshot Francesca Diggins Dean of Operations Support Staff Francesca_Diggins@dpsk12.net
Veronica Elias Office Support II Office Staff Veronica_Elias@dpsk12.net
Seth Flageolle Physical Education Teacher Specials Seth_Flageolle@dpsk12.net
Cecilia Flores Cafeteria Crew Support Staff Cecilia_Flores@dpsk12.org
Golden headshot Cathy Golden 8th Grade Math Teacher & Senior Team Lead 8th Grade, Senior Team Lead Teachers Cathy_Golden@dpsk12.net
Gonzalez headshot Cynthia Gonzalez ELA General Assignment Paraprofessionals Cynthia_Gonzalez@dpsk12.net
Adrian Grow 5th Grade Teacher 5th Grade Adrian_Grow@dpsk12.net
Deborah Gruenewald 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher 8th Grade, Senior Team Lead Teachers Deborah_Gruenewald@dpsk12.net
Hill headshot Corey Hill Physical Education & Dance Teacher Specials Corey_Hill@dpsk12.net
Marlee Horn M/M SPED Teacher Support Staff marlee_horn@dpsk12.net
Jackson headshot Dawn Jackson 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher 6th Grade, Senior Team Lead Teachers Dawn_Jackson@dpsk12.net
Jackson headshot Aaron Jackson General Assignment Paraprofessional Paraprofessionals Aaron_Jackson@dpsk12.net
Rachael Johnson Teacher ELAS/E 5th Grade Rachael_Johnson@dpsk12.net
Rachel Johnson ELD Resource Teacher Support Staff
Kataria headshot Lisa Kataria 5th Grade Teacher 5th Grade Lisa_Kataria@dpsk12.net
Maria Leon Gallardo Office Support II Office Staff Maria_LeonGallardo@dpsk12.net
Tracy LeVeaux Technology Teacher Specials Tracy_LeVeaux@dpsk12.net
Kaeli Loera Social Worker Support Staff Kaeli_Loera@dpsk12.net
Bernadet Lopez-Marcil Campus Safety Officer Support Staff Bernadet_LopezMarcil@dpsk12.net
Lucero headshot Deanna Lucero 6th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher 6th Grade Deanna_Lucero@dpsk12.net
Maristela Lutgarda Math Fellow Math Fellows maristela_lutgarda@dpsk12.net
Marsh headshot Leola Marsh Dean of Culture Support Staff Leola_Marsh@dpsk12.net
Ernestina Masias 4th Grade Teacher 4th Grade Ernestina_Masias@dpsk12.net
Eli Mobley Facility Crew; Night Crew Lead Facilities eli_mobley@dpsk12.net
Adam Moody 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher 7th Grade Adam_Moody@dpsk12.net
Munoz headshot Laura Munoz 3rd Grade Teacher ELAS/E 3rd Grade Laura_Munoz@dpsk12.net
Pewitt headshot Claire Pewitt Kindergarten Teacher Kindergarten Claire_Pewitt@dpsk12.net
Pistone headshot Jessica Pistone Counselor Support Staff Jessica_Pistone@dpsk12.net
Liliana Reveles Cafeteria Manager Support Staff Liliana_Reveles@dpsk12.net
John Richardson School Psychologist (Tue., Wed., Thu.) Support Staff John_Richardson@dpsk12.net
Debbie Robinson Interventionist Support Staff debbie_robinson@dpsk12.net
Salazar headshot Amparo Salazar ECE Teacher ELA-E & ELA-S Early Childhood Education Amparo_Salazar@dpsk12.net
Andrew Stees M/M SPED Teacher Support Staff Andrew_Stees@dpsk12.net
Lizbeth Tena Cafeteria Crew Support Staff Lizbeth_Tena@dpsk12.org
Thompson headshot Will Thompson Assistant Principal Administration Will_Thompson@dpsk12.net
Tourtillott headshot Simone Tourtillott 3rd Grade Teacher 3rd Grade Simone_Tourtillott@dpsk12.net
Erika Tovar Cafeteria Crew Support Staff erika_tovar@dpsk12.org
Lindsay Unks Counselor Support Staff lindsay_unks@dpsk12.net
Varela headshot Sally Varela 2nd Grade Teacher 2nd Grade Sally_Varela@dpsk12.net
Vinciguerra headshot Lindsay Vinciguerra Interventionist Support Staff Lindsay_Vinciguerra@dpsk12.net
Lucinda Wagner Student Support Liaison Support Staff Lucinda_Wagner@dpsk12.net
Walker headshot Candace Walker Dean of Student Services Support Staff Candace_Walker@dpsk12.net
Jan’Na Walker Occupational Therapist Support Staff janna_walker@dpsk12.net
Weaver headshot Brian Weaver 6th Grade Math Teacher 6th Grade Brian_Weaver@dpsk12.net
Carla Welder Cafeteria Crew Support Staff carla_welder@dpsk12.net
Charlotte Wilder Office Support II Office Staff Charlotte_Wilder@dpsk12.net
Wilson headshot Maria Wilson ECE Teacher ELA-E & ELA-S Early Childhood Education Maria_Wilson@dpsk12.net
Judy Yazdi 3rd Grade Teacher 3rd Grade Judy_Yazdi@dpsk12.net
Blue headshot Krystle Blue 2nd Grade Teacher 2nd Grade Krystle_Blue@dpsk12.net
Maria Brooks 4th Grade Teacher 4th Grade Maria_Brooks@dpsk12.net
Kinya Darhumb 1st Grade Teacher 1st Grade Kinya_Darhumb@dpsk12.net
Azadeh Fathi Assistant Principal Administration azadeh_fathi@dpsk12.net
Misti Hobley 4th Grade Teacher 4th Grade misti_hobley@dpsk12.net
Madden headshot Veronica Madden Senior Team Lead & Kindergarten Teacher Senior Team Lead Teachers, Kindergarten Veronica_Madden@dpsk12.net
Jasmine Williams 1st Grade Teacher 1st Grade jasmine_williams@dpsk12.net
Grace Breiten ECE Teacher Early Childhood Education grace_breiten@dpsk12.net
Short headshot Angelia Short Senior Team Lead & 3rd Grade Teacher 3rd Grade, Senior Team Lead Teachers Angelia_Short@dpsk12.net
Sofia Alfaro Library Tech Para Specials
Katie Allen 3rd Grade Teacher 3rd Grade katie_allen@dpsk12.net
DaShawna Jackson 5th Grade Teacher 5th Grade dashawna_jackson1@dpsk12.net
Dafne Arreola 4th Grade Teacher ELAS/E 4th Grade dafne_arreola@dpsk12.net
Hannah Broomhall Music Teacher Specials hannah_broomhall@dpsk12.net
Ivan Guzman 5th Grade Teacher ELAS/E 5th Grade
Julie Mika 7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher 7th Grade, 8th Grade julie_mika@dpsk12.net
Brian Rendon Art Teacher Specials brian_rendon@dpsk12.net